mr. mandela's granddaughter. a year on since nelson mandela's passing. this is the house where nelson mandela used to live and attend to when he came from prison. well, i'm joined by his granddaughter. it's good to be here a year after your grandfather's passing. and the street looks peaceful. many people thought that when mr. mandela goes, south africa will go up in flames. >> you know, happily enough it hasn't. that's just the spirit of who granddad was. peace still prevails. people are still holding his legacy and what he stood for because he stood for peace and conservation. >> reporter: this is amazing, this museum here. and it's still going. >> yes, it's still going. i remember the last time i was at this house, it was a few months after he was released actually from prison. >> yes. >> he was in the bedroom. >> yes. >> and i came and greeted him. >> reporter: so just down there. >> yes, just down there in the bedroom. in between meetings, by the way. said okay, nice to see you. i'm in a meeting, i'll talk to you later. >> reporter: and that was you

mr. mandela led to the first lack democratic government . i think they can realize they can no longer take the support of the majority black population part two julie the average and are, for granted anymore. -- particularly the younger generation, for granted anymore. >> you can log onto our website and you will find all of the day's top stories. it's time now for a look at our review depress which will be coming up in a few minutes time. until then, i would like to remind you of our top story out of new york. there is a on the streets in new york and another major u.s. cities. there is disbelief over a grand jury's decision not to indict a white officer over the choking death of an unarmed black man. of course, you can always find out more on that on our website, france 24.com. all right, it's time now for a look at the day's press. we will start with this ongoing anger that is on display in the united states over a grand jury's decision not to indict a white officer in the choking death of a black new yorker. >> absolutely. "the new york

mr. mandela, this is not a weapon, it's a microphone. he said i'm glad to hear that. i thought it was a shotgun. we broke up in laughter and that was one of the moments we lived for. >> my father and huh a distributor that brought this up when you mentioned them. no socks for a politician. what does that mean? real quickly. what does that mean? >> we had a lot of short hand when we talked about it. there was a candidate running and i can't get too close to the identification of it. a democrat running in the midwest. tim said how is he going to do? a guy had a place in the east as well. he had gotten infatuated with the eastern seaboard cell where he spends a lot of time. he doesn't wear socks. he can't do that. >> for tim and me and the candidate didn't have a clue. the distributor for the sandidate. let's open it up to the audience. the wonderful eulogy for bradley at the washington national cathedr cathedral. i wondered and it was great for the cathedral. you are in a temple of free teach. if you had another couple of anecdotes of ben and what it was like to be with

mr. mandela, this is not a weapon. it's a microphone. he said, i'm so glad to hear it. i thought it was a shotgun pointed at me. we broke up in laughter. i thought, that was one of the moments that you kind of live for. >> you absolutely remember those, without a doubt. my father and you, you would have a descripter, brought this up when you mentioned john edwards. no socks for a politician. what did that mean? real quickly. what does no socks mean. >> tim and i had a lot of short hand when we talked. and there was a candidate running, i can't get too close to it, the identification of it, democrat who was running in the midwest. and tim said, how is he going to do? i said, i can make a couple calls to find out. it was a guy who had a place in the east as well. he had gotten infatuated with the eastern seaboard south where luke spends a lot of time on nantucket.xnz so i called one of my friends in the midwest, and i said, how is he going to do? he said, one line, he said, he doesn't wear socks. and it was that summer kind of thing that you see in the eastern seaboard. y

mrs. parks' birthday, tell mandela who just got to heaven a year ago and with the top of your game again,e longest they'll see your jewels and service to the crown. someone has to tell them cory is fighting for balance, on the ballot field. christopher has a business now. they'll be proud to hear this. tell them, rest assured, they'll say well done. the songwriter said it best when he said when you give the best of your service, he'll say, well done. you never stop talking poor people's talk. you continue to serve. tell them you fought the good fight and you kept the faith. tell them it's dark but the morning comes. tell them in our salvation. tell them there's power in the blood. tell them no grave can hold up. tell them if when you give the best of your service, tell them the savor has come. be not dismayed when men don't believe you because you'll understand the righteous judge and say, well done. tell them misunderstood the savior of sinners, hung on the cross he was god's only son but hear him calling his god in heaven, let not my will but thine be done. though you slay me i will tru

. >> we're continuing to promote president mandela's legacy, id ideas, humanity, values and his commitment to the notion of a free united democratic and pros mrth africa. >> reporter: as the united states struggles with racial tension mandela's legacy way remembered today by president obama. the president saying and i "quote while mandela left behind a world more just and free, there is much more work that needs to be done". in london, greg palkot, fox ne news. >> if you get a speeding ticket in one texas town you'll be getting off the hook. kind of. anyone who gets stopped in been atega has two options. get a ticket or buy a gift for a child at the local children's hospital. it is voluntary although most people are opting to give back. >> some folks are just giving because it was better than getting a ticket. some are -- some see the signs behind it and the reasoning behind it. >> i think it's an easy call there. donations will be delivered to the hospital next week. last year the police filled their patrol cars with toys for those kids. >> another half hour of news is straight ahead tonight. >> and coming up at 6:00 philadelphia business ow

mrs. parks birthday this week. say hello to mandela who just got to heaven this year.ed the most, serve the most, they will see your crwon. tell them christopher has a business now. the songwriter said it best when he said __ when you get the best of your service, they will say well done. you will never stop speaking poor people talk. tell them you fought the good fight. tell them it is dark, but the morning will come. tell them there is power in the blood. tell them that if when you give the best of your service __ telling the world that the savior has come, be not dismayed when people do not believe you. the righteous judge will say well done. hung on the cross, he was god's only son. if when you fail, try. tell them your hands are sore. tell them, pick up your cross. love you marion. i will sing my faith. god will say well done. god bless you, marion. i will see you in the morning. love you marion. >> tonight c_span two features books by former president richard nixon. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national cap

mrs. parks's birthday this week. say hello to mandela who got to have any year ago. you'vd hade had the most, hired the most. you have endured the most. they will see your jules and your service to the crown. someone has to tell them that cora is still fighting for justice. christopher has a business now. they will be proud to hear this. tell them rest assured they will say well done the songwriter said it best he said "when you give the best of your service, he will say well done. you never stop talking poor people's talk. tell them you fought the good fight. and you have kept the faith and finished. tell them it is dark but the morning comes. tell them -- the light in our submission. tell them there is power in the blood. tobin them the grave can hold us. -- tell them of grade can hold us tell them if when you give, the best of your service telling the world the savior has come. be not dismayed when men do not believe you because you will understand the righteous judge will say well done. tell them, misunderstood the savior of sinners. hung on the cross, he was god

mandela's memorial service last year. the pope stepped in sending letters to obama and castro to resolve the two sides. mr. obama and raul castro hammered out the deal yesterday in the phone call. the first contact since the cuban revolution more than 50 years ago. at the white house hanukkah celebration, the president talked about the phone call with alan gross. >> i spoke to him on his flight. he said he was willing to interrupt his corn beef sandwich to talk to me. i told me he has mustard in his mustache. i couldn't actually see it. needless to say, he was thrilled. he landed at andrews in a plane marked the united states of america. he will get the medical attention he needs. he is back where he belongs, in america, with his family. home for hanukkah. >> reporter: a senior official said former leader fidel castro was not involved with the deal. as for a presidential trip, the president is not ruling one out. he was in china last month. john. >> our thanks to jim acosta for the report the the report. there is a raging debate over this. two republican senators, cuban-american denounced the agreement. >>

mr. sterling's life has been wasted. risen could still be called to testify in the upcoming trial in january but won't have to name confidential source names. >> thank you very much. >>> we all remember nelson mandelahe championed education and the causes of helping people fight poverty. coming up on "beyond the dream" we'll talk to his grandson and talk about his dream. >>> also, california, it is known for its earthquakes, of course, but this tornado did some damage in l.a. look at this caught on that amateur video. and the harsh weather that is pounding the west coast may not be over just kxxtyet. >>> plus the police are not too happy with mayor bill de blasio giving him an unceremonious invitation to stay out of their events. >>> you would never think ta tea party favorite like ted cruz could actually agree with liberal house minority leader nancy pelosi, but you know what? it happened. are these strange bedfellows a sign of things to come in next year's congress? we'll debate next. >> so they're trying to blow the place up, and they really wanted to shut the place down because there were some provisions in the bill they just didn't like. . then hot pins. almost like lightning bolts, hot strike

mandela's funeral. today, american government contractor alan gross finally coming home, just two weeks after this desperate plea from his wife on the ailing gross' fifth year in prison >> please, mr. president, don't leave alan to die in cuba. >> last week president obama hinted a deal may be in the weeks in an interview with univision. >> we've been in conversations with how we can get alan gross home for quite some time. we have been working through a whole variety of channels. >> gross was arrested in 2009 for trying to deliver cell phones and other communications equipment to the communist island. he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in jail for trying to subvert the cuban government. two years ago he told cnn's wolf blitzer he was a hostage, not a convict. >> do you have any idea what the cuban government would want in exchange for releasing you? >> yeah. i think they want something that's completely unrealistic. they think they want -- i'm not really a prisoner. i'm a hostage. they took me with the idea of trading me. >> the landmark deal involves the release of three cubans convicted in the u.s. of spying, part of the so-call cuban five. for more than five decades th